"I was influenced in the arts by my mother at an early age.  Caught drawing and coloring on my bedroom walls by my father, I remember my mother's defense and support: "Leave her alone. That's her room.  She's expressing herself!". Later, when I married and moved into my first house, I wanted paintings on my walls but I couldn't afford them.  I decided to take lessons and paint my own. My very first oil painting done with pallette knife was a surprising success and I knew right then and there that that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life!"

Study credits include a B.F.A. at Fullerton State University, Idyllwild School of Music and Arts, and Otis Parsons Art Institute.

Affiliations: Signature member of Whiskeytown Plein-Air Painters, Associate member of Oil Painters of America, North Valley Art League, and Shasta Cty Arts Council.

I have participated in numerous exhibitions.  Awards include Best of Shows at the Brea Cultural Arts Center, Los Angeles, Cal and the Highland Cultural Arts Center, Weaverville, Cal.  Art travels include excursions to Europe, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Mexico, Hawaii and the Virgin Islands.

"My style can only be described as "passionate".  I am a colorist first, last and always and I endeavor to give subjects meaning that surpasses their reality.  My work has been enthusiastically received across the United States, Portugal,Canada, Mexico, and France."--Geri Acosta